Italian Game: Jerome Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+
The Italian Game: Jerome Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO C50, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+. It is a line of the Italian Game. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,319 times by this move order. White won 46%, 2% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 4… Kxf7 (96% of games).
Engine evaluation: −2.81 (Stockfish, depth 40; best line 4… Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. d4 Bxd4 7. Qxd4)
- ECO
- C50
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 673 | |
| 1500-1999 | 623 | |
| 2000+ | 23 | |
| All | 1,319 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Kxf7 | 1,261 (96%) | |
| 4… Kf8 | 56 (4%) | |
| 4… Ke7 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
10 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 30%, draw 10%, Black 60%). The strongest:
- GM Aman Hambleton (2454) – FM Thalia Cervantes Landeiro (2206) 0-1 · Titled Tue 15th Mar Late · 2022-03-15
- GM Aman Hambleton (2437) – FM Anar Aliakbarov (2152) 0-1 · Titled Tue 27th Sep Early · 2022-09-27
- GM Aman Hambleton (2420) – Andrew Jiang (2107) 1-0 · Titled Tue 27th Jun Late · 2023-06-27
- GM Aman Hambleton (2454) – Mark Dejmek (2018) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 17th Aug · 2021-08-17
- CM Miguel Bestard Borras (2113) – FM Pedro Ramon Martinez Reyes (2325) 0-1 · Titled Tue 21st May Late · 2024-05-21
Search all games of the Italian Game: Jerome Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- STOCHASTIC95 (2292) – SparkyMarky (2403) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- STOCHASTIC95 (2333) – Tim1991 (2360) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Arman-Avdalyan (2379) – Mavundu (2227) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.